Romanian orphanages: attachment and later relationships

Question 1

give two characteristics of insecure avoidant attachment type

Answer 1

uninvolved
emotionally close

Question 2

give 2 characteristic of insecure resistant attachment type

Answer 2

controlling
argumentative

Question 3

explain Kerns 1994’s research on childhood friendships

Answer 3

secure have the best childhood friendships

insecurely attached tend to have friendship difficulties

Question 4

explain Myron- Wilson and Smith’s research on bullying

Answer 4

securely attached children were very unlikely to be involved in bullying

insecure avoidant were most likely to be victims

insecure resistant were most likely to be bullies

Question 5

explain the procedure of Myron- Wilson and Smith’s research

Answer 5

assed bullying involvement using questionnaire’s
in 196 children aged 7-11 from London

Question 6

explain the procedure pf Mc Carhty’s study (1999)

Answer 6

4o adult women who had been assessed when they were babies to determine their early attachment type

Question 7

what were the findings of Mc Carhty’s study

Answer 7

those assessed as securely attached babies had the best adult friendships and romantic relationships

adults classed as insecure resistant found it hard to maintain friendships

insecure avoidant struggled with intimacy in romantic relationships

Question 8

explain the procedure and findings of Bailey et al’s study (2007)

Answer 8

considered attachment of 99 mothers

attachment was assessed using the strange situation
and adult interviews
majority of women had same attachment to babies and their mothers

Question 9

what factors can attachment styles be influenced by?

Answer 9

• parenting
• abuse
• neglect
• poverty
• childhood illness
• time

Question 10

how does secure attachment impact children as they get older

Answer 10

good predictor if a child could self regulate at pre school

Question 11

how does insecure attachment impact children as they get older

Answer 11

vandalism
mood disorders
fearfulness
social withdrawal

Question 12

what is “reactive attachment disorder”?

Answer 12

rare
very reserved
sad
afraid
lacks empathy
be abusive

Question 13

how does disorganised attachment impact children as they get older

Answer 13

controlling relationships with parents

(in middle/early childhood)

Question 14

what does the adult attachment scale asks questions about?

Answer 14

asks about levels of trust and intimacy

scale from secure —> insecure

Question 15

what do findings suggests

Answer 15

people with secure attachments show trusting , comfort traits which are the best traits

Question 16

what is the relationship between childhood and adult attachment

Answer 16

70% of 50 participants had the same attachment 20 years later

Question 17

what could affect an adult’s attachment style

Answer 17

having a relationship with someone with a secure attachment can help you become more secure

divorce and death can make you less secure

Question 18

why do some participants become more secure

Answer 18

being in a relationship with a secure partner can help build stability